{"product_id":"chameleon-conquistador-hot","title":"Chameleon\/Conquistador\/Hot","description":"BGO's 2015 double-disc set pairs three mid- to late-'70s albums Maynard Ferguson recorded for Columbia: 1974's Chameleon, 1977's Conquistador, and 1979's Hot. Each of these records -- which were not released sequentially -- finds Ferguson gliding down the satiny middle of the road. Chameleon contains a bit of variety, toggling between adult contemporary ballads and a bit of cruise-ship funk (covers of \"Livin' for the City,\" \"Jet\") but generally sticking with slick crossover jazz. By the time of Conquistador, he'd gone full-on disco, a sensibility that continues through Hot -- a record that not only sounds the same (even with a splashy cover of Coltrane's \"Naima\") but contains a remake of his disco spin on \"Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)\" (cleverly called \"Rocky II Disco\") and a recycling of his \"Theme from Star Trek.\" None of these records may be among Ferguson's peak, but their excesses are unique to the '70s and are interesting for that reason. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45293937295647,"sku":"5017261211996","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/09a332480e32ab3fd662c40e3e55081e_c976e1c9-e52e-4d86-b1a7-64d3c1f58066.jpg?v=1777778168","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/chameleon-conquistador-hot","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}